§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the number of places in special schools in each local authority in London by category(a) as at 1 April 1990 and (b) as at 1 April 1991.
§ Mr. FallonInformation on the number of special school places is not available centrally. The number of pupils in maintained special schools within the London boroughs is given in the table. These figures reflect the position as at January 1990, the latest date for which information is available.
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Number of pupils in special schools by LEA for Inner and Outer London boroughs Maintained special schools Number of pupils 201 City — 202 Camden 421 203 Greenwich 732 204 Hackney 663 205 Hammersmith and Fulham 481 206 Islington 333 207 Kensington and Chelsea 98 208 Lambeth 956 209 Lewisham 505 210 Southwark 578 211 Tower Hamlets 484 212 Wandsworth 740 213 Westminster 219
Maintained special schools Number of pupils Inner London boroughs 6,210 301 Barking 186 302 Barnet 343 303 Bexley 268 304 Brent 369 305 Bromley 384 306 Croydon 479 307 Ealing 439 308 Enfleld 416 309 Haringey 326 310 Harrow 244 311 Havering 257 312 Hillingdon 377 313 Hounslow 495 314 Kingston upon Thames 251 315 Merton 240 316 Newham 471 317 Redbridge 405 318 Richmond upon Thames 177 319 Sutton 285 320 Waltham Forest 734 Outer London boroughs 7,146 Greater London 13,356